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Demond Williams Jr., Washington in control throughout in downing UCLA
Demond Williams Jr. passed for two touchdowns and rushed for two more as Washington cruised past UCLA 48-14 on Saturday night in Pasadena, Calif.,After its first three possessions resulted in two punts and a field goal set up by favorable field position, the Washington offense finally broke through ...

Vancouver makes first Western Conference final over LAFC in PKs
Mathias Laborda scored the decisive spot kick long after his goal late in the first half and the nine-man Vancouver Whitecaps prevailed 4-3 on penalties in the Western Conference semifinals over visiting Los Angeles FC on Saturday night following a 2-2 draw.,Sebastian Berhalter, Jayden Nelson and Ry...

Bengals QB Joe Burrow won't return Sunday vs. Patriots
Quarterback Joe Burrow will not play for Cincinnati on Sunday against the New England Patriots, the Bengals announced on Saturday.,Burrow, who had surgery for turf toe on Sept. 19, practiced with the team the past three days, and coach Zac Taylor said he had a decision to make about the veteran's re...

Bears place standout LB Tremaine Edmunds (groin) on IR
The Chicago Bears placed linebacker Tremaine Edmunds, the team's leading tackler, on injured reserve because of a groin injury on Saturday.,Edmunds and running back Roschon Johnson (thumb), who also went on IR, will miss at least four games, beginning with Sunday's visit from the Pittsburgh Steelers...

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 7 Baylor escapes Davidson in OT
Yuting Deng drove from the top of the key and banked in a 3-footer over two defenders with three seconds left in overtime to lift No. 7 Baylor to a 74-72 WBCA Showcase victory over Davidson on Saturday in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.,The Bears (5-1) never trailed in overtime but they needed Deng's heroics...

Streaking Pistons decisively record rare win over Bucks
Cade Cunningham recorded 29 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds and the Detroit Pistons won their 12th consecutive game with a 129-116 victory over the host Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night.,Jalen Duren scored 19 points and Tobias Harris added 18 as the Pistons halted a 13-game skid against the B...

Scott Vincent, Yosuke Asaji secure LIV golf berths in International Series finale
Zimbabwe's Scott Vincent secured his return to LIV Golf on Saturday after finishing atop the International Series rankings, with Japan's Yosuke Asaji also earning promotion as the season-long race concluded at the Saudi International in Riyadh.,Vincent, 33, entered the week with a narrow lead in the...

Kristaps Porzingis, Hawks send Pelicans to ninth straight loss
Kristaps Porzingis scored a season-high 29 points and Vit Krejci added 21 points on seven 3-pointers off the bench as the visiting Atlanta Hawks handed the New Orleans Pelicans their ninth straight loss, 115-98, on Saturday.,Jalen Johnson had 18 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists for Atlanta, whic...

No. 5 Duke not looking to let up against Howard
Duke's variety of competition has been vast through the first three weeks of the season, but the No. 5 Blue Devils (6-0) have been consistent in their results., ,They wrap up a two-game homestand with Sunday's matchup against Howard serving as the final game of the inaugural Brotherhood Run in Durha...

DePaul demands 40 minutes of defense against Detroit Mercy
DePaul regrouped from consecutive losses with Tuesday's rout of visiting Gardner-Webb.,"It was good just to get our confidence back," said Blue Demons guard RJ Smith, "building trust with each other again.",Smith is striving to boost his own mojo as DePaul prepares for Detroit Mercy on Sunday in Chi...

Pitt eyes bounce back opportunity against Quinnipiac
The Pitt men's basketball team is finding it must be much more physical if the Panthers want to be successful., ,Pitt (4-2) is off to a good start, but after a 77-67 loss to UCF on Thursday, the Panthers have not played well against the two toughest teams on their schedule thus far. The ACC school's...

Northwestern, South Carolina vie in consolation after Friday setbacks
For Northwestern and South Carolina, a step-up in competition at the Greenbrier Tip-Off was always going to be a challenge.,The Wildcats and Gamecocks each look to bounce back from suffering a first loss of the season when they meet Sunday in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.,Northwestern (4-1) won its f...

Xavier, West Virginia look to bounce back from disappointing losses
West Virginia and Xavier lamented the final seconds of their close losses on Friday.,Both teams are hoping to avoid a 0-2 tournament showing Sunday afternoon when the Mountaineers face the Musketeers in the third-place game of the Charleston Classic's Palmetto Bracket in Charleston, S.C.,West Virgin...

Boston College aims to snap shooting slump vs. Tulane
Boston College will try to rectify its shooting issues Sunday against Tulane in the consolation game of the Shriners Children's Charleston Classic in Charleston, S.C.,The Eagles (3-3) are one of the nation's worst shooting teams, and it showed Friday in a 59-49 setback to Davidson in Charleston.,The...

No. 3 UConn out to reset interior presence against Bryant
National power UConn isn't used to being pushed around on the court.,The No. 3 Huskies will look to get back to being the aggressors when they face Bryant on Sunday at Hartford, Conn.,UConn (4-1) is coming off a 73-69 home loss to No. 4 Arizona and Huskies coach Dan Hurley was stunned at the proceed...

LeBron James, Lakers eye back-to-back wins over Jazz
LeBron James will play in his first road game of the season when the Los Angeles Lakers visit the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City on Sunday., ,James made his season debut against Utah on Tuesday, scoring 11 points and dishing out 12 assists to help the Lakers beat the Jazz 140-126. He became the first N...

Spurs, Suns riding hot stretches ahead of showdown
Phoenix Suns guard Collin Gillespie cut to the chase.,"Kind of just running around, causing chaos, creating havoc," Gillespie said about the final minute of the Suns' 114-113 NBA Cup victory over visiting Minnesota on Friday, when the hosts forced three turnovers to overcome an eight-point deficit i...

Bryson Kuzdzal pushes No. 18 Michigan to ninth straight over Maryland
In his first career start, former walk-on Bryson Kuzdzal rushed for 100 yards and three touchdowns to propel No. 18 Michigan to a 45-20 win over Maryland, Saturday in College Park, Md., ,Bryce Underwood threw for 215 yards and two touchdowns as the Wolverines (9-2, 7-1 Big Ten) kept their hopes aliv...

UCF rallies from 14 down as Dylan Wade lifts Knights past Oklahoma State
UCF staged a 14-point second half comeback behind a stifling defensive performance and a career day from Dylan Wade to continue Oklahoma State's misery in a 17-14 win Saturday in Orlando, Fla.,After a tough first half, the Knights (5-6, 2-6 Big 12) stormed back to keep the Cowboys (1-10, 0-8) at the...

Drew Stevens' 44-yard FG caps Iowa rally over Michigan State
Drew Stevens kicked a 44-yard field goal as time expired to give Iowa a 20-17 Big Ten win over Michigan State on Saturday in Iowa City.,After taking over on its own 21-yard line with 41 seconds remaining, the Hawkeyes advanced the ball to Michigan State's 25 on a 29-yard pass from Mark Gronowski to ...